Palani Digambaran
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Honourable Palani Digambaran MP MPC |
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| பழனி திகாம்பரம் | |
| Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development | |
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Assumed office 4 September 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister of Plantation Infrastructure Development | |
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In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 |
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| Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration | |
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In office 21 August 2014 – 10 December 2014 |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District |
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Assumed office 2010 |
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| Member of the Central Provincial Council for Nuwara Eliya District | |
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In office 2004–2010 |
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| Succeeded by | G. M. M. Piyasiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1967 |
| Political party | National Union of Workers |
| Other political affiliations |
Tamil Progressive Alliance |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Ethnicity | Indian Tamil |
S. Udeiappan Palani Alagan Digambaran (Tamil: எஸ். உடையப்பன் பழனி அழகன் திகாம்பரம்; born 10 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician and government minister. He is the leader of the National Union of Workers (NUW), a member of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) and United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG).
Digambaran was born on 10 January 1967.
Digambaran runs a textile business and is leader of the National Union of Workers (NUW).
Digambaran contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the Up-Country People's Front's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Central Provincial Council. He was re-elected at the 2009 provincial council election, this times as a United National Front (UNF) candidate.
Digambaran contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to Parliament. The NUW left the UNF alliance on 22 April 2010 after a dispute over National List seats. Digambaran continued to be part of the opposition as an independent MP. In August 2013 Digambaran and two others were charged with attempting to acquire 12 perches of land and a vehicle by force from their lawful owner but the case was dropped after the defendants offered to compensate the victim for the vehicle.
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